NT Major Events company spent $386,000 on fireworks displays across Darwin, Katherine, Tennant Creek and Alice Springs, as well as at 16 regional fireworks locations, including Palmerston.

A spokesperson from the NT Health Department said 27 people were injured across the Territory, including eight children.

Paramedics were called to two incidents, including for a four-year-old girl who was believed to have been hit in the eye at Wurrumiyanga on the Tiwi Islands, said Craig Garraway from St Johns Ambulance.

Another 23-year-old man sustained a minor injury to his groin near Mindil Beach, he said.

In Darwin and Palmerston 21 people presented to hospital with burns, lacerations and eye injuries.

Six were admitted for further treatment, although none of the injuries were life threatening.

"I'm a Territorian. And nowadays the fireworks [are] all about how loud the bang can be.

"It's like letting off dynamite. It's not like it was in the old days with the Tom Thumbs and the Penny Bungers. It's just ridiculous.

"Nowadays you stand there and the ground shakes when you let them off."

While ABC Darwin received text messages suggesting people should do a safety induction and obtain a permit to buy fireworks, or that fireworks should be contained to a designated area, Darwin Mayor Kon Vaskalis believed there should be a spending limit.

He said he would also like to see quality control checks on the imported fireworks, to ensure they would not misfire and cause injury.

"Limit the amount of firecrackers somebody can buy. You can't go and buy firecrackers for $1,000 and then start blowing everything up. We have to be sensible," he said.

On Facebook, opinions were divided, with some pushing for a ban on fireworks:

"I think Territory Day [needs] to be one public venue to celebrate with no public sales of fireworks." — Sammy Patullo

"I love the fireworks. I love how it gives the day a special feel. I love how it is something different that we only do up here. I love the colours and the kids' excitement and the noise. But I also think it's time to be sensible. There is too much carnage for a few hours of expensive fun. I think we need to make the decision to restrict it to planned events with people who know what they're doing. I know, I know, move south then…" — Toni Willis

"I just think it's crazy. So many injuries and near misses, so many fires, so much wasted money pretty much just set alight! Have planned venues once a year like that at Mindil last night … makes so much more sense than letting everyone loose with alcohol and fireworks!" — Tracey Gregory

"The wasted money thing is a matter of opinion. My family collects their soft drink cans and bottles for the year, and that's the money we have to spend on fireworks. We don't go crazy and really enjoyed our evening sitting around the bbq letting a firework off every few minutes." — Adam Burgan